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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Fresno
Redevelopment
Agency, CA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. Abrownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed
into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under this law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants
through four competitive grant programs: assessment
grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and
job training grants. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno was
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant.
Located in central California in the San Joaquin
Valley, Fresno (population 481,000) includes a feder-
ally designated Empowerment Zone. The Fruit/
California Triangle site is in southwest Fresno (popu-
lation 35,000) in one of the oldest neighborhoods of
the city. It is in the heart of the Villages at California
HOPE VI Master Plan area, surrounded by undevel-
oped land and many blighted and deteriorated homes
and businesses. The neighborhood's diverse population
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Fresno for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
clean up the center portion of the Fruit/California
Triangle site on 317 W. California Avenue. Cur-
rently, the site contains an abandoned auto disman-
tling yard. Other past uses of the site include
several service stations, a restaurant, and a liquor
store. It is contaminated with cadmium, copper,
zinc, and other metals. Grant funds also will be
used to support community outreach activities.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3091
http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Fresno, CA
559-621-7611
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
includes African-American, Asian, and Hispanic or
Latino residents, and 47.2 percent of families live
below the poverty level. Slightly more than 10 percent
of residents are unemployed. When the target site is
cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it with new
housing and a green-lined streetscape.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-188
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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